Asham
Asham is a town in Dragon Quest III. It located southeast of Romaria and sits in the shadow of an immense mountain chain, which in correspondence to the real world would place it around Iraq. Asham is a rest point before venturing through the harsh desert to reach Isis and the Pyramid. It is close to the left entrance of Nordy's Grotto, through which the player must pass to reach Baharata.
| Town | |
|---|---|
| Asham | |
 Super famicom artwork. | |
| Japanese | アッサラーム |
| Game | Dragon Quest III |
| Old localization | Assaram, Ashalam |
Appearances
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
Asham is one of only a few towns to behave an active night life. In addition to having a dancing club and a fortune teller open at night, it also has a weapons and armor shop only open at night.
The older brother of the Isis minister lives in a townhouse locked behind a door that requires the magic key to enter. He waxes philosophically about water being the lifeblood and mankind, but also gives first-time players the direct hint that to enter the eastern lands they will need the Royal missive from the king of Portoga. A lone Imp appears in the upstairs section of the building locked with at night, it's Morph spell and cat disguise having worn off. It will start a battle when confronted, but why it is there is never explained.
Shops & services
The price of each item in the con man shops can be lowered to 1/8th by haggling with the merchant, similar to Morocco in the real world.
Con man's equipment shop (remakes) | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Wizard's staff | 24,000 | Attack +15 |
 Holy lance | 36,800 | Attack +35 |
 Iron axe | 40,000 | Attack +38 |
 Iron helmet | 16,000 | Defense +16 |
 Magical skirt | 24,000 | Defense +25 |
| File:ICON-Black Pyjamas.png Black Pyjamas | 38,400 | Defense +29 |
Con man's equipment shop (NES) | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Battle axe | 40,000 | Attack +40 |
 Sizeable scissors | 59,200 | Attack +48 |
 Somatic staff | 40,000 | Attack +55 |
 Turban | 2,560 | Defense +8 |
| Iron helmet | 16,000 | Defense +16 |
 Cloak of evasion | 46,4000 | Defense +20 |
Con man's item shop | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Medicinal herb | 128 | ? |
 Antidotal herb | 160 | ? |
 Holy water | 320 | ? |
 Chimaera wing | 400 | ? |
 Tangleweb | 560 | ? |
| File:ICON-Gold chain.png Gold chain | 16,000 | Vitality +10 |
Regular armor shop | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Scandalous swimsuit | 1,100 | Defense +1 |
 Chain mail | 480 | Defense +20 |
 Iron Apron | 700 | Defense +22 |
 Iron armour | 1,100 | Defense +25 |
 Bronze shield | 180/250 | Defense +7 |
 Iron shield | 700 | Defense +12 |
 Scale shield | 600 | Defense +12 |
 Fur hood | 250 | Defense +10 |
| Note: The swimsuit and iron shield are only in the NES version | ||
Night weapon shop (NES) | Item | Price | Attributes |
 Divine dagger | 200 | Attack +14 |
 Chain sickle | 550 | Attack +24 |
 Iron lance | 750 | Attack +28 |
 Steel broadsword | 1,500 | Attack +33 |
| Battle axe | 2,500 | Attack +40 |
Night weapon shop (remakes) | Item | Price | Attributes |
| Divine dagger | 200 | Attack +14 |
| Chain sickle | 320 | Attack +16 |
| Iron lance | 650 | Attack +26 |
 Chain whip | 1,000 | Attack +27 |
 Iron claws | 870 | Attack +25 |
| Iron axe | 2,500 | Attack +38 |
Regular item shop | Item | Price | Attributes |
| Antidotal herb | 10 | ? |
 Moonwort bulb | 30 | ? |
Treasures
Nearby monsters
Trivia
- The Japanese name, Assarāmu, is derived from as-salamu alaykum, an Arabic greeting that means "peace be upon you".
- In the NES Version, the Imp behind can the Magic Key door can be battled any time the player enters the room; in the remakes, it won't reappear.
- In the remakes, the music from the Pyramid is used as the night theme.
Gallery
8-bit map
Famicom era art
